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“coalición” and “coaliciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,765
“coalición” frequency rank
#22,984
“coaliciones” frequency rank
26749
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coalición coaliciones
Definition Alianza o unión con otro(s), generalmente temporal o de oportunidad, para obtener una ventaja o defender un objetivo común. Forma del plural de coalición.

Where the eye mixes coalición and coaliciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. coalición runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVVC) against coaliciones's 11 (CVVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
coalición
11 ch
coaliciones

Visual trap between coalición and coaliciones

A purely visual mix-up. coalición ([koaliˈsjõn]) and coaliciones ([koaliˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coalición is recorded at frequency rank #3,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [koaliˈsjõn]. coaliciones is at rank #22,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koaliˈsjones].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 26749, this pair ranks #230,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coalición vs coaliciones

Shared letters: acilno. Private to "coalición": ó. Private to "coaliciones": es.

"coalición" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC  ·  "coaliciones" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coaliciones ← caoliciones · ccoaliciones · coailciones · coalciiones · coalicciones · coalicinoes · coalicioens · coalicioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coalición" and "coaliciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koaliˈsjõn] versus [koaliˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "coalición" or "coaliciones" show up more?
"coalición" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,765 in our Spanish list, against #22,984 for "coaliciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coalición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coaliciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #230,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coalición" and "coaliciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaliciones vs colisiones". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #230,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list